Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | |
| 1 | 燕子 | yàn zi | yan4 zi5 | swallow | ||
| 2 | 燕 | yàn | yan4 | swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴 ; variant of 燕 | ||
| 3 | 燕巢 | yàn cháo | Yan4 chao2 | Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄县 , southwest Taiwan | ||
| 4 | 燕巢乡 | 燕巢鄉 | yàn cháo xiāng | Yan4 chao2 xiang1 | Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄县 , southwest Taiwan | |
| 5 | 燕妒莺惭 | 燕妒鶯慚 | yàn dù yīng cán | yan4 du4 ying1 can2 | ravishingly beautiful (of a woman) (idiom) | |
| 6 | 燕颔虎颈 | 燕頷虎頸 | yàn hàn hǔ jǐng | yan4 han4 hu3 jing3 | powerful; mighty; majestic (idiom) | |
| 7 | 燕科 | yàn kē | yan4 ke1 | Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins) | ||
| 8 | 燕麦 | 燕麥 | yàn mài | yan4 mai4 | oats | |
| 9 | 燕麦粥 | 燕麥粥 | yàn mài zhōu | yan4 mai4 zhou1 | oatmeal; porridge | |
| 10 | 燕雀 | yàn què | yan4 que4 | (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); (fig.) small fry | ||
| 11 | 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 | 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 | yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì | yan4 que4 an1 zhi1 hong2 hu2 zhi1 zhi4 | lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? | |
| 12 | 燕雀处堂 | 燕雀處堂 | yàn què chù táng | yan4 que4 chu4 tang2 | lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living; unaware of the disasters ahead; a fool's paradise | |
| 13 | 燕雀乌鹊 | 燕雀烏鵲 | yàn què wū què | yan4 que4 wu1 que4 | lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry; a bunch of nobodies | |
| 14 | 燕雀相贺 | 燕雀相賀 | yàn què xiàng hè | yan4 que4 xiang4 he4 | lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project; congratulations on your new house! | |
| 15 | 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 | 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 | yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì | yan4 que4 yan1 zhi1 hong2 gu3 zhi1 zhi4 | lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? | |
| 16 | 燕梳 | yàn shū | yan4 shu1 | (dialect) insurance (loanword) | ||
| 17 | 燕隼 | yàn sǔn | yan4 sun3 | (bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) | ||
| 18 | 燕尾服 | yàn wěi fú | yan4 wei3 fu2 | swallow-tailed coat; tails | ||
| 19 | 燕窝 | 燕窩 | yàn wō | yan4 wo1 | edible bird's nest | |
| 20 | 燕翼贻谋 | 燕翼貽謀 | yàn yì yí móu | yan4 yi4 yi2 mou2 | to hand down a good plan to posterity (idiom) | |
| 21 | 燕语莺声 | 燕語鶯聲 | yàn yǔ yīng shēng | yan4 yu3 ying1 sheng1 | young woman's sweet voice in talking and laughing; pleasant scene of spring (idiom) | |
| 22 | 燕子衔泥垒大窝 | 燕子銜泥壘大窩 | yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō | yan4 zi5 xian2 ni2 lei3 da4 wo1 | the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom); many a little makes a mickle |
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